Abstract: Mounting a heat sink to an electrical component by applying a thermal interface material on at least one of a surface of one of the electrical component and the heat sink, wherein the heat sink includes a heat pedestal including an interface surface with an apex having at least one curvature extending therethrough. The heat sink contacts the electrical component through the thermal interface material. The apex of the interface surface is an element of the heat sink closest to the electrical component. The interface surface that includes the apex and the at least one curvature cause the thermal interface material to flow during the contacting so that any space between the heat sink and the electrical component is filled with thermal interface material and is substantially free of voids.

Abstract: A system and method for operating and fabricating microelectronics for use in extreme-temperature operating environments is disclosed. The microelectronics are designed for operating at conditions that may include temperatures greater than three hundred degrees Celsius. The system and method include one or more modules that each comprise a substrate, a package lid, and an integrated circuit die. A package lid that encloses the integrated circuit die and is disposed on the opposite side of the integrated circuit die from that of a substrate. A thermo-mechanical attachment layer is provided between the integrated circuit die and package lid. Additionally, one or more microfabricated metal pillars that incorporate both thermo-mechanical pathways and signal pathways are provided to connect the integrated circuit die to the substrate.

Abstract: Embodiments include a microphone assembly comprising an array microphone and a housing configured to support the array microphone and sized and shaped to be mountable in a drop ceiling in place of at least one of a plurality of ceiling tiles included in the drop ceiling. A front face of the housing includes a sound-permeable screen having a size and shape that is substantially similar to the at least one of the plurality of ceiling tiles. Embodiments also include an array microphone system comprising a plurality of microphones arranged, on a substrate, in a number of concentric, nested rings of varying sizes around a central point of the substrate. Each ring comprises a subset of the plurality of microphones positioned at predetermined intervals along a circumference of the ring.

Abstract: A compressor includes a housing defining a sump for collecting lubricant, a pump for circulating the lubricant within the housing, the pump comprising a lubricant intake tube defining a pump inlet positioned within the sump, and a noise dissipation media positioned within the sump on a surface of the lubricant and above the pump inlet, wherein a media void is defined around the lubricant intake tube.

Abstract: A control system of a farming machine is configured to identify obstruction in a field from image data of the field. The control system accesses an obstruction model configured to identify obstructions in a field from image data of the field. The obstruction model is generated by accessing image data of obstructions in a training field, each obstruction corresponding to a prescribed action occurring at a prescribed time, labelling the image data of the obstructions, and training the obstruction model based on the labelled image data. The control system captures image data of the field including an obstruction and inputs the image data into the obstruction model. Responsive to identifying the obstruction in the field, the control system modifies treatment instructions of the farming machine such that the farming machine performs a implements a farming objective while avoiding the obstruction in the field.

Abstract: A rate of change of current sensor includes two measurement coils, arranged such that the turns of the first and second measurement coils are interleaved. The rate of change of current sensor further comprises two return coils, arranged to progress in an opposite direction to the measurement coils. The coils form loops and progress substantially around a target measurement conductor. This ensures that the two measurement coils both receive the same electrostatic coupling from external conductors which are not the target of the measurement operation. Further, the two measurement coils are arranged such that the first coil and the second coil are, on average, the same distance to the current-carrying conductor of interest.

Abstract: A rate of change of current sensor includes two measurement coils, arranged on a substrate or printed circuit board. The coils form loops and progress substantially around a target measurement conductor. This ensures that the two measurement coils both receive the same electrostatic coupling from external conductors which are not the target of the measurement operation. Further, the two measurement coils are arranged such that the first coil and the second coil are, on average, the same distance to the current-carrying conductor of interest.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure including a fin of a vertical transistor structure, a top source drain region on a top side of the fin, a bottom source drain region on a bottom side of the fin, and a backside contact below and contacting the bottom source drain region.

Abstract: An approach for optimizing server-based loads between data centers. The approach receives data from a hardware abstraction layer (HAL) associated with servers in a plurality of data centers. The approach filters the data associated with a portion of the data centers having the highest power usage and thermal state conditions. The approach aggregates the filtered data into performance data groups based on association with a data center. The approach creates two-ratio statistics of the aggregated groups. The approach generates a data center score based on the two-ratio statistics. The approach selects data center sites with the lowest scores. The approach initiates a request to transfer server-based loads from the servers associated with the filtered data to the data center sites with the lowest scores.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for consistent representative screen sharing is provided. The embodiment may include initializing data pertaining to a video-enabled call, wherein the data includes negotiation criteria and screen specifications corresponding to a screen corresponding to each of a plurality of devices participating in the call. The embodiment may also include negotiating a consistent display size according to negotiation criteria and consistent with screen specifications. The embodiment may further include sizing a display area to an actual display size on one or more screens corresponding to each of two or more devices from the plurality of devices participating in the call according to the negotiated display size.

Abstract: A rate of change of current sensor includes two measurement coils, arranged on a substrate or printed circuit board. The coils form loops and progress substantially around a target measurement conductor. This ensures that the two measurement coils both receive the same electrostatic coupling from external conductors which are not the target of the measurement operation. Further, the two measurement coils are arranged such that the first coil and the second coil are, on average, the same distance to the current-carrying conductor of interest.

Abstract: A rate of change of current sensor includes two measurement coils, arranged such that the turns of the first and second measurement coils are interleaved. The rate of change of current sensor further comprises two return coils, arranged to progress in an opposite direction to the measurement coils. The coils form loops and progress substantially around a target measurement conductor. This ensures that the two measurement coils both receive the same electrostatic coupling from external conductors which are not the target of the measurement operation. Further, the two measurement coils are arranged such that the first coil and the second coil are, on average, the same distance to the current-carrying conductor of interest.

Abstract: Transmission pathways in substrates, and associated methods are shown. Example transmission pathways include a semiconductor substrate with a core, a dielectric layer fixed on the core, at least one first electrical transmission pathway extending through at least one of the dielectric layer and the core. The first pathway includes a magnetic material disposed within the at least the core of the at least one first electrical transmission pathway, at least one second electrical transmission pathway extending through the magnetic material, a nickel layer disposed on inner circumferential surface of the magnetic material at least within the second electrical transmission pathway, a copper layer disposed on at least the nickel layer within the second electrical transmission pathway. The dielectric spacer or the nickel layer separates the copper layer from the magnetic material.

Abstract: A seat configured for removably securing to a track includes a quick-release fitting for operation by hand to releasably secure a bottom end of a seat leg to a floor-mounted track for facile adjustment and removal of the seat. A threaded stud includes a shaft portion arranged through an opening in an end of the seat leg and a radially extending base. A pivot mechanism has a through-hole arranged around the shaft portion of the threaded stud. A first transverse member and a second transverse member each extend transversely from the pivot mechanism in opposite directions along a pivot axis. A lever is configured to pivot about the pivot axis causing the threaded stud to move up or down via the pivot mechanism, which raises and lowers the radially extending base for alternately securing the seat leg to the track and releasing the seat leg from the track.

Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms for providing structures of a magnetic material based inductor. In an embodiment, an inductor comprises a body of a magnetic material, and a conductor which extends along a surface of the body. The body comprises a carrier material and magnetic filler particles distributed in the carrier material. A passivation material of the inductor is provided adjacent to the conductor and to surfaces of the filler particles. The conductor and the passivation material comprise different respective material compositions, wherein the passivation material comprises one of nickel, tin, copper, palladium, or gold. In another embodiment, the inductor is one of a plated through hole inductor type of a planar inductor type.

Abstract: A method for data synchronization includes identifying a replaced component amongst a plurality of components in a storage system, establishing a quorum amongst the plurality of components in the storage system, and updating vital product data stored on the replaced component based at least in part on the quorum established amongst the plurality of components in the storage system. A computer program product for data synchronization includes one or more computer readable storage media and program instructions collectively stored on the one or more computer readable storage media. The program instructions include program instructions to perform the foregoing method. A system includes a processor and logic integrated with the processor, executable by the processor, or integrated with and executable by the processor. The logic is configured to perform the foregoing method.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for generating, distributing, and/or presenting social networking content in conjunction with video content are described. In accordance with various embodiments, social networking related information, e.g., comments, remarks and/or a twitter feed, are displayed in conjunction with the display of video to which the social networking information relates. The social networking related information may be displayed on the same or a different device from that which is used to display the video comments. In some embodiments, the social networking information, e.g., comments on a program, event or broadcast, are displayed on a personal computer or other device such as a mobile telephone, while video content is being viewed, e.g., on a television which is provided video content via a set top box. A knowledgeable moderator can review, supplement, add and delete comments in real time enhancing the overall social networking session.

Abstract: A control system of a farming machine is configured to identify obstruction in a field from image data of the field. The control system accesses an obstruction model configured to identify obstructions in a field from image data of the field. The obstruction model is generated by accessing image data of obstructions in a training field, each obstruction corresponding to a prescribed action occurring at a prescribed time, labelling the image data of the obstructions, and training the obstruction model based on the labelled image data. The control system captures image data of the field including an obstruction and inputs the image data into the obstruction model. Responsive to identifying the obstruction in the field, the control system modifies treatment instructions of the farming machine such that the farming machine performs a implements a farming objective while avoiding the obstruction in the field.

Abstract: A method for data synchronization includes identifying a replaced component amongst a plurality of components in a storage system, establishing a quorum amongst the plurality of components in the storage system, and updating vital product data stored on the replaced component based at least in part on the quorum established amongst the plurality of components in the storage system. A computer program product for data synchronization includes one or more computer readable storage media and program instructions collectively stored on the one or more computer readable storage media. The program instructions include program instructions to perform the foregoing method. A system includes a processor and logic integrated with the processor, executable by the processor, or integrated with and executable by the processor. The logic is configured to perform the foregoing method.